The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-20
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

The Young Mems Prohibition
Olub meets this evening at 1913 Main
street, at 7: 80 O'Clock.
Eel Edmundson, q young white
man, was arrested last night for strik.
ing Dollie Owens, an inmate Of No.
206 Front street.
John Gilliard and Miss Lul
Taylor, George Green and Miss Hattie
Crawford, both colored, were yester.
day licensed TO marry.
August Kaufman, Q musician In
Forepaush 4 Sam wells circus, has 70.
covered $50 40 back salary. II was BY
judgment before magistrate.
Capt. Alfred Boyd, with bis com.
pany OF Upton cavalry, will march
through the country TO Memphis on
the occasion tf the Presidential visit.
Arthur X. Taylor, the Ledger re-
porter, was attacked by an Infatuated
bull Saturday night at the corner Of
Second and Jefferson streets. His
length saved him.
Tho city, through It's health Of.
hcer, DR.. q. b. Tho 'Bton, has deter.
mined upon war against tba hide stores
on prominent streets. Verify, they
are somewhat agln inviting.
New street sigrs have been re-
ceived and will be put mp on the dif-
ferent street corners. They are quite
handsome, the letters being white
enamel on black background.
The prohibition club have In
vited Gen. q. p. M. Turner, and A. j.
Simmonds, colored, OF Nashville, TO
speak on the BLUFF tonight on prohibit
ton. The ladies are respectfully In
vited to be present.
The Oommitte on Entertainment
OF tho President will meet ut the Mer-
chants' Exchange this morning al
II 30 o'clock. The Committee on
Transportation will meet at $3.50
o'clock this afternoon.
Walkers New Vaudeville Theater,
NJ the corner OF Fourth and Jefferson
streets, was thrown open IN the public
with q great flourish last night. A
large audience greeted the proprietor
and performers.
The ladies' Of this city are earn.
estly requested TO meet with the
Christian Alliance at the Cumberland
Presbyterian church this afternoon nj
4 O'Clock. Temperance prayer meet.
ings will DO held every afternoon at
the same place.
Last night, al Mrs. Penn's board
ing house on Hadden avenue, near
Beale street, q nsgto named Jim Lord
qusrreled with q white woman named
Mandy, and struck her with his fist,
10 Il cling quite q bruise. Lord goes by
the soubriquei Of "Whisky Jim" and
Ia well known 10 the police.
William Glass, oolore5, was tried
before Justice Powell yesterday for i'm
an officer and obtaining
money under false pretensss. h. p. q.
A, Lane arrested him once for cruelty
10 mule and fine wis imposed by
q magistrate. II oidn 10 get even.
Glass nabbed q negro Saturday for the
same ofiense, representing himself 90
an agent OF the Cruelty 10 Anlmals
Society and swlndling him out OF 81.
Tie was hound over,
Lee Colwell, q negro sho has sew,
eral times figured In the Police Court
got on a tear last night, and, meeting
an old negro nsmed Dave Palm, pro
ceeded TO do him IN. He whipped
ont knife and Gu, Palm over Oh,
right eye, on tho left hand and in Oh,
right breast. PAIN bled proiusely
and bscamo very week from the los
Of blood. Toe wounda are painiu
but not sarlous. The cutting occurte,
la front Of Thomas's grocery, at Kan
sas avenue aud Carolina street. Dol
well escaped.
LIS, night an Sullivan, watchma
nj the Louisville, New Orleans an
Texas railroad freight depot. disco,
cred two white men ard negro DO
breaking into q loaded car which Wa
standing In the yard. He oornere
them and sent for Officers Dillon, Gil
leepie and Tuheiville, who took Oh
men 10 the station. The men CAV
their names q, Jihi Smith, Charls
Ebert and John Grub. They are {
the tramp variety, and broke ope
the car 90 that they could rest the
weary limbs on the sacks Of oats thu
were stored therein. The charge ,
trespass and malicious mischief wi
anlered againat than.